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"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.

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BHAGWAD GITA

Atha Shrimad Bhagwad Gita(First Canto) Before starting to understand the purport of the first stanza of Gita we have first to understand the meaning of the initial heading, "Atha Shrimad Bhagwad Gita". The very first 'Atha' word suggest that there must be some such philosophical approch to the problem Gita has tried to expalin and tackle. Ved Vyas starts with the word 'Atha' because he kept the philosophy of life in a different way than the previous ones(Budhha). The word 'Atha' points to some other school of philosophy which was that of Upnishadas and hence at the end of every canto of the Gita the word 'Upnishadsu' has been written. Gita is also an Upanishad. Upnishadas were written to explain the difficult knowledge of the Vedas written in short aphorisms of the original divinity. Time passed and the knowledge written in the Upnishads also became difficult for the common man to understand. It is through that Badarayana wrote his 'Vedantra Sutra' or 'Brahma Sutra' which tried to reconcile the philosophical thoughts written in many Upnishads. The Upnishads are mostly of renunciation thoughts to make them more wordly and practical Ramayan and Mahabharat epics were written. These two epics because of their fictional type of description, became very popular. Again we belive that Ramayan and Mahabharat are historical events where as if analysed properly turns out to be classical poetical work of Maharishi Valmiki and Ved Vyas. This whole social and spiritual picture was clear to Ved Vyas and hence he writes 'Atha' in very begining of the Gita. Then comes the word 'Shrimat'. 'Shri' means opulant and 'Mat' means opinion or intelligence which is needed in practical philosophy. The word 'Bhagwat' comes next. 'Bhag' means Wel-being and 'Vat' means the state accordingly. Hence Bhagwat means a state of complete well-being. The last word is 'Gita'verbally meaning a poem that is to be sung. There is an alphabet 'Ga' in Gita. 'Ga' means speed and 'Git' means momentum towards the desired end. Such speed towards the desired end is called 'Gita'. Thus 'Shrimat Bhagwat Gita' means opulant intelligence speeding towards the desired end of wel-being. The process of 'Git' is two fold. The person can individually go towards the effect of the song he sings and secondly he can take with him the persons emmotionally towards the same desired end of the song who hear him.This is the meaning of 'Git' and such an advancing stage towards welfare is termed as 'Gita' by Ved Vyas. Hence Gita is a social science of behaviour leading towards the desired end of wel-being. It is belived that metre of Gita is 'Anustubha' which is even today is greatly lulling,melodious,gracious and profound. A person who hears the 'Anustubha Chhand' loses himself in a deep profound ecstacy though he may be of any school of melody. And that may be the inner urge of Ved Vyas. Anustubha is coined through two subwords one 'Anu' and second 'Stubha'. 'Anu' means to follow and 'Stubha' means that desired stage of pursuit. Every canto of Gita begins with Atha and ends with 'Om tat sat eti' meaning that is true in this way only. The begining is made through Atha and end with Eti meaning in this way or like this. By 'Eti' Ved Vyas wants to suggerst that it is the only way of salvation and wel-being if one goes by that way. Gita is no historical account or individual chivalry.Every canto begins with 'Atha' and ends with 'Eti', 'Atha' means the teachings of previous thinkers and 'Eti' means his own opinion. And whatever has been said in the canto is totally surrendered to the Brahma and hence the end is glorified with the words 'Om tat sat eti'. Hence we may say that Gita is a practical philosophy of life that requries a soar of tendencies as displayed by Ved Vyas through Mahabharat. With this context only we may require to re-examine some cantos of Gita.

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BIBLE

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, tomorrow will look after itself.--"Matthew" (6:34)Many philosophies advocate this, but it does not mean that you should leave everything and sit idle. It is for those people who are so anxious for tomorrow that they cannot think anything else. This affects your other daily activities which is harmful to keep balance in the life. And tomorrow means future, not in its literal meaning as "tomorrow" (the day after today). If you have your test tomorrow, you must care about it, you must prepare for it, you must do it well to pass it. It is not going to take care of itself.

“How to be Happy”Rachel Olsen, Senior Editor Online Devotions, P31 Speaker and AuthorKey Verse:“Don’t worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6 (NLT)Devotion:“Happy Thanksgiving!” people wish me repeatedly this week. Seems like everyone wishes for happiness. Everybody wants some. Everybody seeks it. Many people pretend to have it, yet few seem to truly possess it. Why is happiness so hard to find?Pssst … lean in closer… I will whisper where to find it … the fourth chapter of Philippians. Look up and read verses six through thirteen, or read them below in the Power Verses section.Notice in verse six, Paul gives three clear instructions for finding lasting contentment. He says: 1) not to worry2) pray about everything3) thank God for everythingWhat if today we took this instruction to heart and put it into practice? What if today we decided not to worry about anything? What if when we found ourselves worrying, we stopped and handed the situation over to God in prayer? What if we then thanked Him for taking care of the issue? In fact, what if we spent most of our mental free time today thinking about what good care our awesome God takes of us? What would happen then?Paul says in verse seven, if we begin to live this way we will experience amazing peace – a kind of peace we can’t even imagine. This kind of peace is so powerful that it has a protective function on our hearts and minds – which only makes it easier and easier for us to stop worrying and be thankful. That sounds like a state of happiness to me!In verse eight Paul elaborates on what to think about instead of our worries – whatever is good, true, honorable, pure, lovely, praise worthy, and right. Many things can fall into these categories, but Christ encompasses them all! This is not just “positive thinking,” this is spiritual thinking.Further down in Philippians 4:10-13, Paul goes on to attest personally to the truth of this 3-step process as he writes from a Roman prison. From behind bars Paul says, “I’ve learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little … I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little” (Phil. 4:11-12). Did you catch that verb? Paul LEARNED how to be happy and content. It didn’t just happen once he reached his goals. In fact, he claims his ability to be happy had nothing at all to do with his circumstances, but rather his increased trust in Christ.So happy contentedness is not something that comes once our waistlines have slimmed, our wrinkles are erased, our houses are clean and well furnished, our children are successful, our husbands dote on us, or our dreams are fulfilled. Instead it is learned as we become prayerful (verse 6) and thankful (verse 6), as we practice spiritual thinking (verse 8), and as we trust utterly in Christ (verse 13).I can’t think of a better day to start practicing Paul’s process of prayer, thankfulness, and “spiritual thinking” than today. Happy Thanksgiving!My Prayer for Today:Dear Lord, I’m turning over all my fears and problems to You to handle today. I can’t fix a single thing by worrying about it - but you can fix anything because nothing is impossible for You! Thank You for my blessings, big and small. Thank You for Your loving care for me. Thank You for being in charge of my day. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.Application Steps: Get out your Bible and highlight Philippians 4:6-7. Memorize those two verses.Reflection Points: Do I think about what is good, lovely, pure and right, or do I think about what is depressing, frustrating, unfair and wrong?Does thankfulness characterize me?Power Verses:Phillipians 4:6-9, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” (NLT)

I just want to thank You, LORDfor every time that you’ve heard me prayI just want to thank Youfor always being therewhen I was so down and outYou came along and made me wanna shoutI just want to thank You, LORDthank You, LORDI am thankful that GOD is up there, down here, all around, everywhere. I am thankful that I know no matter how lonely, sad, lonely, or hopeless AI might feel HE is with me at all times and with HIM I have everything to hope for. I am thankful that HE sent me HIS son Jesus Christ so that I may know HIM and someday be with them in my home above. I am thankful that no matter how disheartened I might become HE is always there with blessed assurance that in HIS time all will be fine. I am thankful that Jesus loved me so much that he died just so I could live.I am also thankful for my sister, Nancy. If it wasn’t for her and the love I feel from her I probably wouldn’t be alive right now. I would have given up as a teenager. She has no idea how much she helped me tonight, just by hearing her voice. I was sitting here this evening, alone as usual, and slowly sinking yet again into my thoughts of pain and hopelessness. The devil kept whispering silent messages of doubt, heartache, and grief into my heart and again I was beginning to question whether or not GOD even cared. Then the phone rang and it was her. Last night she asked me if I would like to have Thanksgiving dinner with her at her dad’s house. I had planned on spending the day alone and no doubt crying. My mom asked me to go with her to my uncle’s house but I don’t want to go and be in the way of people that I know don’t want me there. When my sister asked me to go with her I told her I didn’t know but it probably wouldn’t be too good of an idea for me to go because I’d probably do nothing but cry watching the others with their families and me not having mine. But today she told me that her dad was all for me coming and that my brother, Bug, wants me to come too. So I might. I just don’t want to be the reason why anyone else doesn’t have a happy day. I’m still not sure if I’ll go. I don’t feel worthy to be around anyone, especially on days that are supposed to be festive. Mom won’t say she doesn’t want me to go but I can tell that she is ticked at the idea. Her and my grandma say they just want me to to ask questions about those out here. But anyway, I’m thankful that my sister wants me to have a little happiness.Lately I’ve been thinking, "Am I worthy to ask GOD for anything at all let alone restoring my marriage?" I keep thinking that no I’m not, I’m too low for even GOD above to care anything about. Why do I let myself think these thoughts? I know I am. I hope I am. No, I KNOW that I am. GOD loves us all, even me. And I’m thankful for that and knowing that he is going to restore my marriage in HIS time. I am so thankful to know that HE will never give up on me.This will be the second Thanksgiving I am going to spend without hubby beside me. They say time makes things easier but for me it keeps getting harder and harder. But I am trusting in GOD that if it’s HIS will this will be the last Thanksgiving I will be apart from him. What I wouldn’t give right how just to hear GOD’s heavenly voice telling me that my heart’s desires will be given to me soon. I guess that is what faith is for though…………What I wouldn’t do right now for a phone call. A simple phone call. And to hear an I love you. And a don’t worry perhaps.I am thankful for my hopeful heart telling me he does still love me.Everyone this year as you’re sitting around your tables for a turkey dinner with those you all love, look around you, make a memory of all the faces and never forget it. You never know if you’ll be with those you love next year. It is hard to imagine them not being there, but try, can you? Don’t forget to tell them each and every one how much you love them and how much they mean to you. Next time they might not be there to hear it. And not just Thanksgiving, but every day be sure they know they have a little piece of your heart with them at all times. Two years ago I remember Wally holding my hand and not caring who seen and feeling so safe and loved. I never told him how special just holding my hand made me feel and how much those little memories meant to be, and how it was those little things that meant the most. I wish I had. Now he may never know.GOD, please let him know how much I love him.Happy Thanksgiving Christian and Wally. Goodnight and I love y’all!

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IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS

Islamic teachings on the Importance of Parents Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. - Quran 17:23In Islam it is obligatory for us to show kindness, respect, and obedience to our parents. The position of parents, and the mutual obligations and responsibilities, have been addressed in Islam in great detail. In fact kindness and obedience is so strongly emphasized that God has linked showing gratitude to one's parents with showing gratitude to God -And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal. (31:14)Sadly we are living in a time where children speaking disrespectfully to their parents and about their parents, is the norm rather than the exception. However Islam places great emphasis on respectful and considerate behaviour to even our enemies, so to not uphold the obligations laid down by God to our parents is actually one of the major sins.In the QuranLet's see what the Quran says about Parents. This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear God (2:02) Treat parents with honour & speak to them graciously & with humilityThy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: My Lord! Bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood. (17:23)Be grateful to parents but do not obey them if they strive to make you associate things with God...Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming. But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, then will I inform you of what you did (31:15)These verses make it clear that we must honour our parents, appreciate their sacrifices and efforts for us, and do our best for them. This is required regardless of whether they are Muslims or not.Be good to parents and everyone else who you meetServe God, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For God loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;- (4:36)If the Quran tells us to be good to a stranger how can we even think of disrespecting our parents?HadithsLet's see what Prophet Muhammad said about parents in the authentic Hadiths. Whatsoever the Prophet gives you, take it and whatsoever he forbids you, refrain from it. - Quran 59:7Disobedience to parents is a major sinAnas narrated from Prophet Muhammad about the major sins. He (Mohammed) observed: Associating anyone with God, disobedience to parents, killing a person and false utterance. (Muslim)One of the dearest deeds to God is being good & dutiful to parentsNarrated 'Abdullah: I asked the Prophet "Which deed is the dearest to God?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents"...(Bukhari)Being dutiful to parents is one of the keys to enter ParadiseAbu Huraira reported Prophet Muhammad as saying: Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. It was said: God's Messenger, who is he? He said: He who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he does not enter Paradise (because he has been undutiful to them). (Muslim)Acts of kindness we can do for our parents after their deathWhile we were with Prophet Muhammad of God . A man of Banu Salmah came to Him and said: Apostle of God is there any kindness left that I can do to my parents after their death? He replied: Yes, you can invoke blessings on them, forgiveness for them, carry out their final instructions after their death, join ties of relationship which are dependent on them, and honour their friends. (Abu Dawood)The High Status given to MothersA man came to the Prophet and asked him for permission to join a military expedition. The Prophet asked him if he had a mother, and when he replied that he had, he said, "Stay with her, for Paradise is at her feet." (Ahmad)SummarySometimes we may take our parents for granted and overlook their importance. As Muslims we should constantly be alert to guard ourselves from sins, however, are we guarding ourselves from one of the biggest major sins? Are we honouring and respecting our parents as per their right? Or are we neglecting one of the deeds most dearest to God? Right now the choice is ours!We ask God the Most High, the All-Powerful, to teach us that which will benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn.

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THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS

THREE THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS

There are times these days when I feel a little like the Ancient Mariner-- or, at least, the Ancient Parent. There are so many youngish men and women pushing strollers and carrying babies on their backs that I keep feeling I should waylay some of these former members of wedding parties and communicate some of the things I have learned in twenty years as a father.There are three things-- at least-- that I want to tell all those earnest young stroller pushers, and I usually want to start by assuring them you really do get more out of parenthood than you put into it. It is, if all goes well, full of little pleasures and adventures, and there is one aspect of it that is absolutely unique. When you raise a child, you get to do two things that are profoundly satisfying. You give the world to another human being, and you give another human being to the world.There is no other occupation, as far as I know, in which you can do that. And the nice thing about it-- considering the magnitude of the achievement-- is that it's relatively easy. You just have to decide you want to do it. The world, after all, is already there. I didn't have to write The Prisoner of Zenda or Doctor Dolittle. I just had to read them to my son. Anthony Hope and Hugh Lofting did all the really hard work. I just had to make the introductions.

My second message is closely related to the first. You must never forget that you have responsibilities to the world, as well as to the child. A lot of parents, it seems to me, become intensely preoccupied with their child's welfare, and forget they are also supposed to protect the world from the monsters we are all capable of becoming.People who really like their children want their children to like them, too, and that makes it hard to say no. It helps, in my experience, if you remember that you are a sworn and properly accredited agent of the entire human community, with full responsibility for the lives and property of four and one half billion human beings and everything they and their ancestors have created in the last few million years.There is, as the saying goes, some bad news and some good news, and parents are the diplomats who must convey it to the aliens who have landed in their homes. The bad news, kid, is that the residents of this planet aren't allowed to rob, murder, and rape their neighbors. The good news is that your neighbors aren't supposed to rob, murder, and rape you.If you can keep that fundamental bargain, furthermore, you get a bonus. You don't have to cower cold and bored in the wilderness. You get to sit in comfortable rooms and do interesting things.If you're going to raise a child, in other words, I think it helps if you like the part of the world people have made. The more things you like, the more things you can give to your child. The more things the child likes, the easier it is to put up with all those irksome restrictions on theft and murder.

The last item on my agenda may be the most urgent. It's something I especially want to tell all those modern parents who think their children should be reading Scientific American before they enter nursery school-- and all those old fashioned parents who are afraid their children will turn into loafers and ne'er do wells if they don't flog them every time they forget to squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom. The most important thing you can give your children is a good relationship with their parents.Our relationship with our parents is one of the cornerstones of the human personality. Our parents, after all, are the first people we have to deal with. If that relationship works out well, then there's a good chance it will set a pattern for all the relationships that will come later.Nobody wants their kid to be a bum. Getting into Harvard is very nice. But don't let your natural concern about such matters interfere with something that is far more important. Children who like their parents-- and know their parents like them-- will go into the world with a piece of equipment that is worth a dozen degrees and several dozen lectures on punctuality and good manners.

Many years ago, in an article by the author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, I came across Balzac's definition of a full life: to write a book, to plant a tree, to raise a child. I think it's significant that Balzac wasn't talking about a pleasant life or a comfortable life, or a life without responsibility and anxiety. If you're the kind of person who places a high value on your own personal pleasure and comfort-- if you don't like to commit yourself to responsibilities that may be "too restricting" or that may "alter your lifestyle"-- then you are probably making the right choice if you decide not to have children. But if you share Balzac's hunger for a full life, I think I can tell you he was right.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

MOVE AHEAD AND MAKE A MARKDear Children,

You are:-

The messengers of the Almighty The happiness and hope of your homes The next generation of the nation & The driving force of your dear onesYou can:-

Create history by hard work Change the destiny of the world Sow the seeds of lasting peace & Harvest the heaven of happinessYou must:-

Believe in God and bloom in life Be global citizens with great Indian values Move ahead with modesty and humility & Make a mark, not just be one in many

Monday, April 27, 2009

Sex education is mandatory at the secondary school level. Government has been debating and banning sex education in schools and their ignorance is not bliss. People have a prejudice regarding sex education and feels that sex education is a way of enticing or encouraging young children in to having a sexual relationship. In fact it is the necessary for young children aged 11 and above should know about the biological aspect of sex and understand the human physiological body. They also should be educated on all sexually transmitted disease including HIV, pregnancy and discretion over use of contraception like condoms to prevent the above can be imparted to more mature students who have just passed the puberty phase rather than kids who have not attained puberty.

The Sex education should be contexed like this.Human Physiology with sex difference in male in femalesOnset of puberty with hormonal changes in the human male and female body impacting the physical change in the human body like change in voice, face and in the pubic area.

Explanation of the need for sexual union: The sexual hormones in Humans are the cause for the physical pleasure and physical pleasure is the required for humans to reproduce and survival of the species. If Physical pleasure is taken way humans will not feel the need to reproduce and humans would have become extinct. The sexual hormones and the pleasure are hard wired in human body and emerge during adolescent after onset of puberty and due to this Adolescent children can get carried away by the sudden hormonal drive and tendency to react to the act of sex.

Advice to be given on Sexual absistance: Adolescent children are susceptible to quickly act on the physical sexual drive and get carried away. One has to mature and understand the consequence of having sex just for the fun. It involves physical, emotional entanglement. If at all sex is experimented proper care has to be taken using contraception like condoms which are safe and prevent pregnancy and sexual transmitted diseases.

What Can Parents Do About Asynchronous Development?Nothing can be done to change the way children develop, so asynchronous development can't be corrected or altered. However, life in a home with an asynchronous child can be made easier when parents understand that development. Here are some quick tips:Recognize that a gifted child's emotional and social development will not always match his or her intellectual development. Before responding to your child's emotional outburst or concluding that your child is socially or emotionally immature, stop a moment to remind yourself of your child's chronological age.Understand that asynchronous development creates special needs. For example, gifted children need emotional support as do all children, but they also need advanced intellectual stimulation. A gifted four-year-old who can discuss black holes still needs comforting hugs.Recognize that gifted children may not get their emotional, social, and intellectual needs met by the same peers. This means that they may be able to socialize to a degree with children their own age, but may also need opportunities to interact with other gifted children, older children, or even adults. Parents should make every effort to provide these opportunities. More Gifted Children Quick Tips

What Is an Indigo Child? What is an Indigo Child? And why do we call them Indigo? First, the definition: an Indigo Child is one who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes and shows a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has common unique factors that suggest that those who interact with them (parents, in particular) change their treatment and upbringing of them in order to achieve balance. To ignore these new patterns is to potentially create imbalance and frustration in the mind of this precious new life. The subject of this chapter is to identify, qualify, and validate the attributes of an Indigo Child. There seem to be several kinds of Indigos, and we will describe them later in this chapter, but in the following list we can give you some of the most common behavioral patterns. Do these fit anyone you know? Here are ten of the most common traits of Indigo Children: 1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it). 2. They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when others don't share that. 3. Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents "who they are." 4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice). 5. They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is difficult for them. 6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritual-oriented and don't require creative thought. 7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school, which makes them seem like "system busters" (nonconforming to any system). 8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward, feeling like no other human understands them. School is often extremely difficult for them socially. 9. They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets home and finds out what you did"). 10. They are not shy in letting you know what they need.We will examine some of these traits later in a closer way, but next we wish to let you know why these children are called Indigo. Throughout the history of psychology, there have been systems of grouping human behavior. Indeed, often we all seem to fall into "clumps" of behavior patterns, sometimes fun to read about and identify. These groupings try to identify and correlate human actions in many different ways--undoubtedly searching for someformula that neatly fits everyone into a slot of some kind, helping those who deal with the study of the human mind. Some of these systems are ancient; some are very new. For those who think that classifying humans according to color groupings is weird and only for those interested in metaphysics, we would like to let you know about a brand new book called The Color Code: A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life by Hartman Taylor, Ph.D.3 This book has nothing whatsoeverto do with the Indigo Children. We only mention it here to show you that the association of colors with human attributes is not just for the spooky group! Hartman's book deals with the Hippocratic or medieval model for typing personalities--sanguine, melancholy, phlegmatic, and choleric--and assigns colors to them: red, blue, white, and yellow. As we mentioned, Nancy Tappe's color groupings are intuitive, but are also very accurate, based on practical observation. One of the color groups in her work is--you guessed it--Indigo. This color classification reveals the new type of child very accurately . . . and did so 17 years ago! (At least someone was paying attention.) We think Nancy is owed kudos for her insight and awareness of humannature. If you are interested in such things as prophecy, chapter 3 will reveal a television personality who actually predicted the new "dark blue" children!

Gandhi said, "Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and test of our civilization."

Many of us at times have been upset. Being upset is a part of life. Not all things will go the way you want them to go. When this upset turns to anger we must be careful how we handle ourselves.Here are 4 steps to control your anger and have it vent in proper ways.1. Count to 10 when you are getting upset. This is a normal way that we have all heard. We have heard it because it works if you practice it. Count to 10 and you may solve many of your outbursts before they happen.2. Do something that is physically exerting. Instead of punching a wall or a person, go run around the house, or mow the yard. Go for a walk, swim, bikeride, or shoot some hoops. This can provide a physical outlet for your emotions.3. Find something that is calming. Try deep breathing from your diaphragm. Take 10 deep calming breaths. This can be very soothing for most people. Combine this with step 1 and count to 10 slowly while breathing.4. Use “I” statements instead of “you” statements. I am frustrated because you didn’t help with the housework, instead of You didn’t help me with the housework. This helps in multiple ways one is your way of thinking is a bit better and you also do not upset the other person so that both parties are angry. Which of course is not a good outcome for anyone.You can combine multiple steps above to help alleviate anger. Don’t hold it in, but don’t blow up. Calm yourself down and talk about it by using step number 4 above. Go for a swim or a nice shower, and you can alleviate the stresses that cause unhealthy anger.

When asked to list qualities they want in a teacher, students tend to give high ratings to a sense of humor and fairness—but they typically find it difficult to define these qualities. It seems a matter of recognizing something when we experience it without being able to precisely define it.My May 2000 column (The Purpose and Nature of Language) discussed the concept of fuzzy categories, such as chair and vegetable, that seem to defy precise definition—and my March 2001 column (Our Continuous Search for Fairness) discussed the concept of fairness, which is often differentially viewed by the competing folks in a dispute. Humor is another important complex concept with a fuzzy definition. Let's explore just one key element of this broad concept.A sense of humor in a teacher involves more than simply telling jokes. Rather, it seems to deal more with a teacher's ability to pleasantly communicate that current behavior is approaching the edge of what's considered normal and/or acceptable.We're a social species, functioning principally within a normal range of biologically possible and culturally appropriate behavior. It makes sense. The biological cost/benefit ratio would be too high for a lifespan and behavioral capabilities that go well beyond our current normal ranges. Similarly, a social species must behave within an appropriate cultural range if it's to successfully collaborate on survival and reproductive tasks.Young people frequently push at the edges of what's possible and appropriate, since they'll never truly understand normality if they don't discover where it ends (the Olympics being our periodic formal search for selected physical limits). And since young people often lack the experience and maturity of self-assessment, they expect others to help let them know when they've gone too far—albeit with a sense of humor.Think of a behavioral continuum that ranges from abnormally negative to normal to abnormally positive. We all need to know how others view our behavior along this continuum. As our behavior moves towards and into the abnormally negative, others typically let us know with an escalating sequence of responses from simple frowns to outbursts of anger, disgust, and alarm. At the positive end, the sequence shifts from smiles and gentle encouragement to effuse joy and praise.As suggested above, we could thus view an important much-appreciated element of a teacher's sense of humor as a pleasant non-threatening technique for letting students know that they're moving towards the edge. The teacher inserts an appreciated non-critical smile prior to a frown—intonation and body language communicating that everything's OK for now, but I'm watching you. This gives the student a chance to consider whether or not to proceed.Students also appreciate the verbal and body language that communicates the teacher's early awareness of behavior that's just beginning to move towards the positive edge of the continuum. It's initial but escalating encouragement to go further, beyond the normal range. It communicates, ?I know you can do it, go for it!'The term kidding is often positively associated with a teacher's sense of humor. Sarcasm isn't. To be effective, the indirect language and intonation of kidding must imply a genuine love of and respect for the person being kidded, even though the actual words may suggest negative connotations.Young children often can't correctly interpret kidding. Our right frontal lobes appear to process the verbal and affective discrepancies that play an important role in humor (and thus in kidding). The immature frontal lobes of young children can't process subtle categorical discrepancies (such as in the puns and word play of kidding). They tend rather to enjoy the humor of broad discrepancies (such as in slapstick humor). Adults thus tend to be direct when advising young children and more indirect with adolescents.Humor often results in laughter, an ill-understood instinctive contagious emotional outburst that can both bond and humiliate people. Dr. Robert Provine has researched the biological and social underpinnings of laughter, and published his findings in a fascinating informative book, Laughter: A Scientific Investigation (2000, Viking).Since positive laughter has the potential to enhance the health of individual students and group cohesion (communicating to each other, in effect, ?we all understand what's occurring and it's at the edge'), it's not surprising that students intuitively appreciate teachers with the sense of humor that creates a joyful non-threatening classroom. The students perhaps can't precisely define the concept, but they certainly do appreciate its ability to reduce anxiety.

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HOLY QURAN

In orthodox point of view, religious doctors always try to put the relationship between man and God as just a very distant one. the mainstream islam often come in clash with sufi stream of islam which interestedly emphasize a lot on the inner dimension whereas the orthodox school in most of the cases moves around the periphery of rituals, religious laws etc. the very reason sufi school of thought started as a separate stream and identified as a different name is simply because the actual message of islam was over shadowed by materialism and only outer ritual devoid of inner understanding. so the return to the emphasis on inner dimension (which was part of islam from Prophet's original teachings) needed a new name. hence came the terms sufi and tasawwuf.Now while in sufistic school the relationship between the creation and Creator is like a friend, which the orthodox school doesn't look at them very happily. infact orthodox school often try to publicize the sufistic thoughts as heresy. this close relationship which sufis talks about to develop with God has been branded as unislamic by religious doctors in many islamic countries in different times and even in these days. in islam, to prove something islamic or unislamic, the Quran has been the central and most powerful testimony.Does Quran talks about friendship with God? or is it heresy?on the question, whether creation, specially man can claim friendship with God or should he/she should consider the relationship a very remote one; perhaps the following Quranic verse is one of the best that talks for Sufistic inner dimension and philosophy. it says about the attitude of submission to God and also about the Mighty Prophet Abraham, the father of all monotheistic faith. interestingly the verses starts with betterment in faith, give example of Prophet Abraham, upon him be peace, and ends with the very relationship, Friendship with God, which is the central theme of sufi school of thought.Who is of better faith than he who submits himself to God while doing good and following the creed of Abraham, the true in faith?For God chose Abraham as a friend.- The Quran (4:125)

At 8:41 AM, sneez said...What does it mean to be friend with God? Indeed the distant relationship is also hard to interpret. Is there more detailed explanation on this or is this only matter of heart? Indeed, from quran we learn that the aim of God is men's hearts. The aim of quran is the heart! Would that be correct?At 9:21 AM, Anonymous said...I think of God as my friend too. Specifically Krishna... This same thought of a relationship with the Divine exists in Hinduism's Bhakti movement too. There is something enchanting about letting yourself fall in love with God as Meera did, don't you think? Mainstream religion might think of these things as heresies, but as experential realities, it can be a sublime experience. And sometimes you can feel it through the music. Sufiana qawwali is such a treat to the ears.Great blog, Sadiq, and great openness of thought.At 3:21 AM, Emmie Johnson said...God teaches us to be kind...He is present in one and all...so when u r friends with an individual, u are obviously friends with God alsoAt 3:38 AM, robert said...God is not only our guardian but also our best friend...and this statement is rightly justified when at certain point of our life we fall back so badly that we cant even share that with our closed ones with the fear of either losing them or facing something painful...then we succumb to our Almighty and ask to show us the right path...and this is the reason, God is always our best friend and will remain to be so forever :)At 2:04 AM, jessica said...I don't know about the different faiths....but yes all I know is that whatever religion you follow God stands by you through thick and thin like a true friend. Do drop by my blog too for am sure you'd love it.At 4:12 AM, robert said...God is our guardian and friend...whenever we lose ourselves...its God who shows us the right path and this is taught to us by every religious book...no matter what religion it is...u can take a trip at my blog where u'll find loads of exciting stuffs on friendship issues and also my collection of some cute egreetings...best wishes :) hope to hear from u soon!

FAMILY

IMPORTANCE OF FAMILYThe family is a very important part of everyday life. Not only is it important for each person in the family to participate in family functions, but it is also important that the family participates in activities throughout the year. The more things that you do as a family, the more memories will reflect in later years. Families can provide encouragement during life. “The possibilities that exist between two people, or among a group of people, are a kind of alchemy. They are the most interesting things in life” (Rich 425). I believe that families help to create the future. They tend to push towards valued goals in life. Family members can share similarities; however, there are still differences. For example, a father might like to watch inside sports while his son likes outside sports. I grew up in New Paris, Indiana. The town is rather small, but there are a lot of people driving through it. Traffic is a lot worse on Saturday because of the New Paris Speedway. Since I live out by the racetrack, on Saturday nights I make plans to get out of the area for the evening. “Even pot-holed streets are lonely ones when you think you may not see (or here) them again for a very long time”

FRIENDSHIP

Friendship: Good for the Body, Good for the Soul“Many people will walk in and out of your life; but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."-- Unknown *Friends are our truest treasures. How many times have they: Made us laugh when we felt like crying over a bad mistake? Made us feel loved when our boyfriends (or girlfriends) broke up with us? Gave us the courage to go back to school or to change careers? Like armor, good friends make us almost invincible, capable of warding off the blows life occasionally deals us. Because of their steadfastness, we see setbacks for what they are: temporary.

TEAM WORK

To succeed at the task in hand everyone involved needs to combine their efforts. If everyone does their job well, then it increases what the team can accomplish. This teamwork has to be recognised by everyone and know that great things can happen if individuals master the fundamentals and work together as one unit. Everyone has their own unique role, but each person's individual role must be recognised and appreciated.Teamwork is something that must be a high priority and given constant attention. Every player needs to understand how important it is for them to work smoothly together if they want to be successful. Each player must be dedicated to the whole team and be willing to act unselfishly. When challenges arise (as they always do), the team needs to have the resources, accountability and commitment to deal with them in a constructive and positive manner. A sense of teamwork will play an integral part in this.

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BELIEF IN GOD

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.”Mahatma Gandhi

PRAYER

The Importance of PrayerPrayer is the respiration of the soul, the intimate bond with one's Creator and Savior...

It's a little like a plant needing water and fertilizer to grow and develop: the divine life sowed in our soul at baptism can only grow and mature in its own unique way (i.e. to attain maturity with the fullness of Christ himself for each and every one of us), with the bread of the sacraments and... the water of prayers! Therefore, whatever our state of life (lay or consecrated) and occupations - personal, professional or public - the interior recollection in silence before God is the most important attitude of prayer, putting us in contact with the One who is our source, the Source.

As for the various forms of prayer, they differ along with the very variety of every individual soul in its intimate dialogue with the Lord.

However, personal prayer neither replaces nor suppresses the different prayer of the Church, for instance the different liturgical offices, the "Our Father" that Jesus Himself taught us, the "Hail Mary" or the "Angel's Salutation to Mary", the fundamental Christian prayers, or the prayers in groups (i.e. of intercession).

Some people think - erroneously - that if laudatory prayer is something positive, intercessory prayer is somewhat inferior, since "one cannot change God' heart, He who knows our needs better than we do"... Of course, we cannot change God's heart through prayer, but it is God Himself who changes our hearts as well as those for whom we pray... That is why in the Gospel Christ so insists:

"Ask, and it will be given to you;search, and you will find;knock, and the door will be opened to you..."

(Matt 7:7)For if prayer cannot change God's heart, without prayer the door of our soul remains closed and the power of God will not go in by force.

GOOD TEACHER

"Good teachers can bring out the best in every student. They can relate to their pupils and do not find the need to label them "irresponsible", "talkative" or "mischievous". These are teachers who make a difference in the lives of their students."

QUALITIES OF A GOOD PERSON

Qualities of A Good Person – The SourceKind, helpful, caring, understanding, patient, and loving are some of the words that come to mind when asked to list the qualities of a good person. One usually knows a person is good by what they do, such as performing thoughtful deeds. A good place to look for insight on the qualities of a good person is God’s Word, the Bible.Qualities Of A Good Person – Show Kindness To All PeopleThe Bible instructs us to give to those in need – that is one of the qualities of a good person.“Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God” (Hebrews 13:16). “Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them” (1 Timothy 6:18). It is easy to show mercy to people we like and those in need. However, a person who possesses the qualities of a good person should also demonstrate mercy and kindness to their enemies. “And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, what good is that? Even sinners will lend to their own kind for a full return. Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate” (Luke 6:34-36).Qualities Of A Good Person – Obeying the LawOne of the most important qualities of a good person is obeying authorities.“Remind your people to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good” (Titus 3:1). “Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God” (Romans 13:1)Qualities Of A Good Person – Is It Enough for Heaven?Someone can have all these qualities of a good person, but still not make it to heaven! The Bible says that good deeds do not save people from sin. Salvation is only possible through God’s mercy and grace. We have all sinned (Romans 3:23) and no amount of good deeds can save us from our sin (Ephesians 2:8-9). The Bible says that we are all sinful and not worthy of God’s standard of perfection. Instead, we deserve death as punishment for our sin (Romans 6:23). God made a way for us to be forgiven of our sin and that is through His sinless Son, Jesus Christ. He sent His Son Jesus to earth to die for our sins and provide a way that we can spend eternity with Him in heaven (2 Corinthians 5:21). He is offering You His free gift of eternal life; will you accept His gift? If you would like to accept Jesus Christ now, pray a prayer similar to this: “God, I realize I am a sinner and cannot work my way to heaven by being a good person. I repent of my sin and ask for your forgiveness. I believe that Your Son Jesus died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I trust in you for salvation. I accept your free gift now. Help me to obey You and begin growing in my walk. In Jesus’ name, amen.” The Bible says that if you accept Jesus Christ’s gift of eternal salvation, then you will spend eternity with God in heaven. “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).Welcome to the family of God! We encourage you now to find a local church where you can learn more about the Bible.

GREAT INDIAN CULTURE

Due to the influx of western influences like Rock Music and the Internet, Indian children have been losing their cultural identity. Before all hell breaks lose and chaos reigns supreme, we have compiled this guidebook to help you debauched youngsters regain your Indian-ness.This guidebook has been sponsored by our Cultural Umbrella for National Togetherness Samellan.Now, most of you might accuse us of Xenophobia, bigotry and racism, but we just wants our children to have an inherent Indianess. (1) SexThis seems to be everybody's favorite topic these days. This is nothing but a blatant proof of the western influence on our country. In our country sex simply does not exist. Children are born (a) When a husband looks lovingly into the eyes of his wife (b) When people take a vow at Vaishno Devi or at Chisti's tomb. However, in the above attempts fail to grant a couple a male child, sex is not only allowed but is highly encouraged. In fact, it is mandatory at that instance.It is also against to talk about sex. Teaching children about safe sex makes want to have sex. Therefore any talk about sex is a strict no-no.(2) Breasts Indian women are not supposed to talk about breasts. In fact there is not even a word in any Indian dialect for breasts. All culturally approved Indian women do not show their breasts. Not even to their husbands. Breasts are only to be used to feed milk to a male infant. A female infant can be given goat's milk or something. (We really don't give a damn about the female infant. Teehee.)(3) FoodFirstly, culturally approved Indians do not eat anywhere except at home. In case one is forced to eat outside, only VHP sanctioned 'vashnavi' Dhabas are allowed. Some Udipi restaurants are okay too. However, having a burger at McDonalds or sipping a Latte is seriously unbecoming an Indian.In fact, why have coffee when you can have boiled tea with Cow's milk?Also eating non-vegetarian food on holy days is a big no-no. And beef cannot be eaten at all. IF you do eat non-veg on Tuesday and eat beef at all you must be Catholic. Or Muslim. Or *gasp* *gasp* Both.(4) Holy MenHoly men are the doyens of Indian culture. All holy men must be respected and worshiped like a God. In fact, in some cases holy men can outrule God. No biggie. And Holy men needn't practice what they preach.Young nubile virgins should consider themselves blessed when Holy men choose to de-flower them. It's their fiduciary duty to present themselves to the service of holy men because Holy men work selflessly to guide us towards the correct path. Even though we can use Google maps to get a shorter path, only holy men can help us balance our Karma and attain Nirvana. Or at least help us lose weight. Whatever.(5) Marriage \ LoveNo Indian has the right to get married without the explicit permission of both set of parents and relatives. Any such marriage devoid even one of these permission slips is strictly null and void. Parents of such couples will never recognize their better half and can make their offspring feel as guilty as they want. They may also bar them from any inheritance. They may also keep asking thier children to get married completely ignoring the fact that their child has now started a family. It is completely against Indian culture for anybody to fall in Love. Love is only allowed for one's parents, relatives and culture. All other love is illegal. Indian children cannot fall in love. Indian males can keep staring at women and might even be allowed to see them without their head scarf. However, Indian women are expected to keep their gaze on the floor at all times. This helps them identify which area of the floor is dirty so that they can make a mental note to clean it at a later time. This rule can only be relaxed if an older over the hill rich man falls in love (or lusts whatever) after a 16 year old teenage girl. That's okay. However, young people with their overflowing hormones need to stop eying people of the opposite gender. Or the same gender for that matter. Hmph. (6) HomosexualityHomosexuality is sooo against Indian culture. Not because of any of that republican bullshit but because Indian men are supposed to bear children. That's their primary duty. Keep impregnating their wives. An Indian women is not complete until she becomes a mother. So if two guys get together to do the dirty-dirty where would children come from? However, if a man has five children with a minimum of three being male, he can hump any other male he wants. And of course, holy men are allowed to have as much gay sex as they want. Also sevaks and workers of culturally I.S.I. approved political outfits who haven't seen a women in eight years are exempt too.Women are not allowed to do each other. If Indian women start doing the one thing Indian men are capable of doing, howsoever badly, where do the men go? (7) Women's LiberationAn Indian women is can only be liberated from her parents house by her husband. From her husband's house she can only be liberated after death. So basically, if Mimi was Indian, she would never have been emancipated. All money earned by a unmarried woman is property of her father and after marriage belongs to her husband or his family. What's next? Women having their separate bank accounts? Aiyiyiyiyiyiyi. What is the world coming to?